Laurel Karate Club

Laurel Karate Club Traditional, Self Defense, and Sport Karate Instruction Laurel Karate Club (LKC) was established to promote Shotokan Karate in South Central Mississippi. Mr.

Shotokan Karate is one of most widely studied and practiced systems of karate throughout the world. For more information on Shotokan karate, please copy and paste this link to your browser:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shotokan

John Chioco is LKC’s Chief Instructor and has been studying Shotokan Karate for 51 years. He has attained the rank of seventh degree black belt. He is fortunate enough

to have studied from among best instructors in the country. Hanshi Dan Smith, Sensei Gerald Giles, Sensei Don Byington, and Sensei Emry Kennedy are teachers that have influenced Mr. Chioco’s teaching philosophy. Competitively, Mr. Chioco has had success on the national and international level having been ranked #2 with the United States Karate Association (1987) AAU Gold Medalist (2011) AAU Bronze Medalist (2012) and SIlver Medalist in the AAU International Championships (2012). On the state level, Mr. Chioco has won State Championships and Grand Championships in Alabama, Oklahoma, and Mississippi. In Oklahoma, Mr. Chioco was awarded Competitor of the Year. In Mississippi, Mr. Chioco is a 20-time State Champion and Instructor of the Year (1989). Chioco was inducted in to Mississippi Black Belt Hall of Fame and the United Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2010. LKC students also have a long list of competitive achievement from AAU District, Regional and National Gold Medalists to Mississippi Karate Association State Championships. Laurel Karate Club is internationally affiliated with the Traditional Okinawan Karate and Kobudo Organization (TOKKO). Discipline, Respect, Focus, Fitness, Self Defense: These are the key benefits to learning and practicing Shotokan Karate. We welcome you as a student!

06/12/2026
06/01/2026

Please remain current with your dues.

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No class Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day.
05/21/2026

No class Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day.

05/20/2026
05/07/2026

Rank Test Tonight - DO NOT BE LATE
No Spectators Allowed
No Regularly Scheduled Class

🟥REMINDER🟥 Rank Test🟥 Thursday, May 7, 2026, 6PM🟥 $10 (for colored belts)🟥 No regularly scheduled class
05/06/2026

🟥REMINDER

🟥 Rank Test
🟥 Thursday, May 7, 2026, 6PM
🟥 $10 (for colored belts)
🟥 No regularly scheduled class

04/27/2026

For those needing rank test preparations, I will be available at the dojo by 4:30 pm today.

04/26/2026

Please make sure April dues, as well as previous months' dues, are paid.

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428 W Oak Street
Laurel, MS
39440

Opening Hours

Monday 6pm - 7pm
Thursday 6pm - 7pm

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